Merchandise Planner

Alex-and-Ani,-LLC; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Alex and Ani is seeking a Merchandiser/Planner to drive weekly reporting, inventory and preorder tracking, and promotion management across multiple channels. This role reports to the Director of Merchandise Planning and collaborates with cross‑functional teams in merchandising, supply chain, and web to optimize stock and performance.

The ideal candidate thrives in autonomy, delivers accurate analyses, and owns day‑to‑day planning tasks from data gathering to execution.

Qualifications

• 2–4+ years in merchandise planning, demand planning, inventory management, or related analytical role.
• Experience in multi-channel environments (DTC, marketplaces) preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills with complex formulas and pivot tables.

Responsibilities

• Weekly reporting and business analysis across sales, inventory and channel performance.
• Monitor inventory health and preorder tracking; coordinate with site team for high demand products.
• Manage Amazon allocation and participate in promotion management.
• Post-season hindsight reporting and ad hoc sales analysis.
• Use planning tools to maintain accurate reporting and data quality.
• Support assortment planning and collaboration with merchandising.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Multi-channel experience

Inventory tracking

Data analysis

Autonomy and judgment

Tools

Looker

Job description

Location: US Remote (ET hours)

Role Type: Full-time | Exempt

Reports To: Director of Merchandise Planning

Overview

Alex and Ani is in an exciting phase of growth, operating with the pace and agility of a scaling business while leveraging the foundation of an established consumer brand.

This role reports into the Director of Merchandise Planning and works closely with cross-functional partners across merchandising, supply chain, and web. The Merchandise Planner will support weekly business reporting, inventory and preorder tracking, Amazon allocation, and promotion management, while building deep, hands‑on experience across a multi-channel business.We're looking for a planner who thrives with autonomy and sound judgment, confidently owning day‑to‑day execution across reporting, inventory tracking, promotional management, and allocation.

Key Responsibilities

Weekly Reporting & Business Analysis

• Prepare and distribute weekly business reporting, summarizing sales, inventory, and channel performance
• Analyze trends, seasonality, and performance drivers to support broader business decisions
• Partner with the Director of Merchandise Planning to surface risks and opportunities found in the data

Inventory & Preorder Tracking

• Monitor inventory health across assigned channels, identifying and acting on stockout and excess risk
• Track preorder SKU’s, inventory and on order to execute changes with the site team for high demand products
• Partner with supply chain and operations teams on production, replenishment, and lead‑time tracking

Amazon Allocation

• Manage inventory allocation to Amazon, balancing availability against demand and lead times

Promotion Management

• Help decide pricing and assortment selection alongside merch for seasonal promotions and regular markdowns
• Monitor in‑flight promotions and report on performance against goals

Hindsight Reporting & Ad Hoc Sales Analysis

• Prepare post-season/post-promotion hindsight reporting to inform future planning decisions
• Analyze historical sales, trends, and market dynamics to answer ad hoc business questions
• Identify and flag opportunities for process or reporting improvements

Systems & Tools

• Use existing planning tools and reporting workflows to maintain accurate, up‑to‑date reporting
• Structure and reconcile data from multiple systems/exports into a clean, reliable source
• Stay curious about emerging AI-enabled planning and reporting tools, identifying manual processes worth automating

Merchandising Support

• Support assortment planning such as sku productivity analysis and seasonal hindsight work as needed, partnering with the merchandising team

Qualifications

• 2–4+ years of experience in merchandise planning, demand planning, inventory management, business analysis, or a related analytical role, ideally within DTC ecomm, retail, fashion, accessories, lifestyle, jewelry, or consumer brands
• Experience in multi-channel environments (DTC, Amazon/marketplaces, and/or wholesale) preferred
• Advanced Excel skills — comfortable building and maintaining complex formulas (e.g., INDEX/MATCH, XLOOKUP, nested logic), pivot tables, and models, not just using them
• Solid working knowledge of inventory tracking, reporting, and promotional/markdown management processes
• Strong focus on execution with the ability to independently manage detailed, recurring analytical work in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy and sound judgment
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders (e.g., VP/SVP-level) a plus
• Familiarity with Looker or similar BI tools a plus